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GRAINS.

down his opinion.
Only the foolish and the dead never
change their opinions.
Religion would have no enemies il
it was not an enemy to vice.
Envy is destroyed by true friend
ship, as coquetry is by true love.
Never 60 to any place of amusement
where you would be ashamed to die.
Good thoughts are no better than
good dreams if they are not executed.
A holy act strengthens the inward
holiness. 1t is seed of life growing
into more life.
When man begins to 60 down he
has not only the force Of natural gray-
itation, but hundred hands to help
him in the precipitation.
Buy small farm. 1t costs less, is
more easily bought and sold, has less
fencing, less taxes, and will be better
cultivated.-Fdrnaer''s Friend.
God has given to woman a peculiar
intuition in regard to human charac-
ter. She has capacity to judge OF
moral character that man has not.
It is an insult to philanthropy to
class men of the military profession,
however patriotic in intentions and
pure in private life, with philanthro-
pists.
Life Is so short we cannot know ev.
erything. There are but few things
we need to know, but let us know them
we'll. People who know everything
do nothing.
If minister cannot get the atten-
ton of the people for prayer or Bible
reading, it is his own fault; much OF
the interest of service depends upon
how it is launched.
God gives his ministers license. ev-
cry Sabbath, and new message. He
sends none of us out so mentally poor
that we have nothing to furnish but a
cold hash of other peoples sermons.
You may be sure that the more you
consider and pray for the cause OF
Peace. the more you will see of its
beauty and its grandeur. 1t abounds
in goodwill to all contending classes
and nations over the whole earth.
When the wind blows hardest the
traveller girds his cloak to him the clo-
sest; and when temptations are the
most violent we cling the more to
Christ lest we fall; and Christ holds
US with the stronger grip that we may
not falter.
Make it your continual care, by the
help of God, to cause not pain or sor-
row, nor lead into sin a single person
around you, but ever helping all with
in your reach to be good and happy ac-
cording to the principles of the Chris
tian religion.
The Church of Christ is a glorious
orchard full of fruit. There is some
poor fruit in it; some weeds that ought
to be thrown over the fence; some
crab-apples trees that ought to be cut
down; some wild grapes that should
be uprooted; but are you going to des-
troy the whole orchard because of a
little gnarled fruit?
Any one in q passion always speaks
very loud, and hence 1 thought, If L
could control my voice, l could re-
strain my passion. I have, therefore,
made it rule never to suffer my voice
to raise above certain key, and, by a
careful observance of this rule, I have
with the blessing of God, entirely
mastered and subdued my naturally
m petuous temper.
In every human life there is more
or less of struggle and burden-bearing
and homesickness and pain and sepa-
ration from those we love, but, under
the operation of the grace of God,
these things are all good for us. They
are exercises of mind and heart that
are calculated to lead us closer to
Christ; and, if we but let them, they
will make us like him through whose
voluntary poverty we are made rich
with the hope of heaven.